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>> syria's u.n. ambassador, bash sharoff far rib, the representative for syria met by samantha power, the u.s. ambassador yesterday morning here at the u.n. and told that washington was going to go after isil and al-nusra militant islam fighters inside syrian territory. he told her he would have liked she went to the security council for international legitimacy. the white house was not gonna go do that the nevertheless, syriaens have to accept attacks on their soil for weeks to come. he has a message for washington about them. >> we advise our american counterparts not to repeat the american fiasco in iraq by undertaking the same kind of blind military attacks. combatting terrorism requires having many tracks, a political track, a military track, a diplomatic track, so, so far, washington prefer to follow only one track. >> the syrian ambassador told me that syria and the united states were fighting the same issue, terrorism, the same side, but washington decided to act unilaterally. wolf, the syria
>> syria's u.n. ambassador, bash sharoff far rib, the representative for syria met by samantha power, the u.s. ambassador yesterday morning here at the u.n. and told that washington was going to go after isil and al-nusra militant islam fighters inside syrian territory. he told her he would have liked she went to the security council for international legitimacy. the white house was not gonna go do that the nevertheless, syriaens have to accept attacks on their soil for weeks to come. he...
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in syria. 190 air strikes here in iraq and french air strikes. still, becky, it not defeating isis. not retreating. they're here, contained. still fighting. they're not retreating. >> despite of course equipment being provided to those iraqis on the ground at times from the iranians. adding another dimension to all of this. all right, anna. for the time being. thank you for that. let's kid wh a's kid what we le the past few hours, who it is, who is involved in this sort of u.s.-led coalition. so far as arab nations are concerned. perhaps unsurprisingly, the saudis and uae, where i am, in abu dhabi, capital of the uae. great allies of the u.s. also, qatar, at odds with saudi and the uae of late over the promotion and hosting of, of political islam which the countries here find incredibly dangerous. then you have got, bahrain in this region. the fifth placer in all of this, self announced as it were, jordan. let's get more on jordan's role in this operation. what we know the u.s. will be flying o
in syria. 190 air strikes here in iraq and french air strikes. still, becky, it not defeating isis. not retreating. they're here, contained. still fighting. they're not retreating. >> despite of course equipment being provided to those iraqis on the ground at times from the iranians. adding another dimension to all of this. all right, anna. for the time being. thank you for that. let's kid wh a's kid what we le the past few hours, who it is, who is involved in this sort of u.s.-led...
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>> are there chemical weapons in syria? >> syrian chemical weapons in syria. this is not like wmd in iraq. we've followed this for years. it's deliverable by missile, very sophisticated and spread out in syria. if these chemical weapons were lost, it's a very, very alarming thing. and this is a serious threat. this is not -- this isn't imagined. and it's out there somewhere. >> a lot of people hear, wait, there's chemical weapons -- >> no. this is different. i covered both syria and iraq, and we had this stuff nailed, and it's very dangerous stuff. and, you know, if someone were to put on a missile and fire it into israel, who knows where the war could go from there. >> something occurred to me very strongly last week. last week i was sitting in a trial of ratko mladic, the bosnian war criminal accused of the biggest mass slaughter since world war ii, killing of 7,000 muslim men and boys. there was laid out almost 20 years after his crimes ethnic cleansing as the government -- the government that bosnia dictated it should be and implemented when for three year
>> are there chemical weapons in syria? >> syrian chemical weapons in syria. this is not like wmd in iraq. we've followed this for years. it's deliverable by missile, very sophisticated and spread out in syria. if these chemical weapons were lost, it's a very, very alarming thing. and this is a serious threat. this is not -- this isn't imagined. and it's out there somewhere. >> a lot of people hear, wait, there's chemical weapons -- >> no. this is different. i covered...
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to withdraw from syria. how does this square with the president's plan there, what does he want to do in syria going forward. those are the questions that peep will be looking for answers today. >> barbara starr, caitlyn collins, we appreciate it so much. thank you. >>> russia and syria have condemned the u.s.-led military strikes. moscow's calling for an immediate meeting of the u.n. security council. >> christiane amanpour here with the global reaction. good morning. we know that the eu's foreign policy chief came out and said that the european union is in support of stopping all chemical weapons used. what has been the global response to these strikes? >> reporter: look, as you've been discuss, obviously syria's allies have rejected these strikes. russia, iran, et cetera. just about everybody else has supported them. those who have been public. and whether it's turkey who is very close to russia and iran has said this was an appropriate strike given the circumstances, israel obviously has said the same th
to withdraw from syria. how does this square with the president's plan there, what does he want to do in syria going forward. those are the questions that peep will be looking for answers today. >> barbara starr, caitlyn collins, we appreciate it so much. thank you. >>> russia and syria have condemned the u.s.-led military strikes. moscow's calling for an immediate meeting of the u.n. security council. >> christiane amanpour here with the global reaction. good morning. we...
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crisis in syria. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer who is at the white house. >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now, a "the situation room" special report. crisis in syria. i'm wolf blitzer reporting live from the white house, where i have just interviewed the president of the united states on a critically important day. what sounded like an off-handed comment from the secretary of sta state, john kerry, now potentially a way out for the united states and for syria. just ahead, the possible, possible new alternative to military action. a number of key diplomatic voices now seem willing to consider. >>> meantime, the president is pulling out all the stops with his legacy potentially on the line. will his last ditch effort to sell the case for military strikes shift the dwindling support in congress and in the polls? and my far-reaching interview with the president is coming up. you'll see it here in its entirety. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with the breaking news, a
crisis in syria. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer who is at the white house. >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now, a "the situation room" special report. crisis in syria. i'm wolf blitzer reporting live from the white house, where i have just interviewed the president of the united states on a critically important day. what sounded like an off-handed comment from the secretary of sta state, john kerry, now potentially a way out for the united states and for syria....
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she spent a lot of time in syria as well. let's not forget, clarissa, over the past years, 300,000, 400,000 syrians have been killed in this war that's been going on. and millions have been made homeless what words did you hear that were encouraging from president trump. >> we have seen this movie many times before. we have heard the condemnations. we have heard the personal and i'm sure authentic accounts of how moved presidents and politicians and people in power have been to see these horrifying images of young children choking to death at the hands of a poisonous gas disseminated by their own government. but i did not see anything in the way of an indication that there would be a substantial shift on the syria policy. i just want to draw your attention to one thing president trump said. i'm not saying i'm going to be doing anything one way or the other. but i'm certainly not going to tell you. the indication there seems to be, i haven't made any decision yet. i am keeping all my options open. and i'm not going to be consu
she spent a lot of time in syria as well. let's not forget, clarissa, over the past years, 300,000, 400,000 syrians have been killed in this war that's been going on. and millions have been made homeless what words did you hear that were encouraging from president trump. >> we have seen this movie many times before. we have heard the condemnations. we have heard the personal and i'm sure authentic accounts of how moved presidents and politicians and people in power have been to see these...
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used in syria is overwhelming. what exactly does syrian gas do to a person's body? we'll explain why it's so toxic and deadly. next. >>> i can share with you today blood and hair samples that have come to us through and appropriate chain of custody from east damascus from first responders, it has tested positive for signatures of sarin. each day that goes by, this case is even stronger. >> sarin gas is one of the most toxic chemical weapons. even a fraction of an ounce can kill a person. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen tells us how dangerous it can be. >> reporter: fredericka, one of the reasons why serin gas is so lethal is that you don't know that it's coming. it's odorless, tasteless. you usually don't know you've been affected until you get sick. here are some of the things that happen. people's pupils dom a pinpoint. they get headaches, excessive sweating, con convulsions, res teary failure. people can survive and that means they didn't get that much or can get away that doesn't have gas. your gla
used in syria is overwhelming. what exactly does syrian gas do to a person's body? we'll explain why it's so toxic and deadly. next. >>> i can share with you today blood and hair samples that have come to us through and appropriate chain of custody from east damascus from first responders, it has tested positive for signatures of sarin. each day that goes by, this case is even stronger. >> sarin gas is one of the most toxic chemical weapons. even a fraction of an ounce can kill a...
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ambassador to syria. >> thank you. >> bashar al assad, syria's president you know him. mr. obama said he won't sit down and negotiate with assad because assad is brutal himself, accused of using chemical weapons on his own people but just because the president won't do business with him does that mean the united states can't do business with him in another way? >> i think there's a way to try to work on the problem in syria without working directly with president bashar. he is the president of the country. he managed to get elected by a massive margin, just last spring for his third term, but the brutality that he has carried out and he has authorized against his own people has been enormous, and i don't see that there's any way we can have any open cooperation with them without losing the support of those that we will need to do the direct confrontations with isis. >> so i just spoke to a congresswoman who said the united states should reach out to other countries to help combat isis. which other countries should the united states be talking to? >> i think the main people
ambassador to syria. >> thank you. >> bashar al assad, syria's president you know him. mr. obama said he won't sit down and negotiate with assad because assad is brutal himself, accused of using chemical weapons on his own people but just because the president won't do business with him does that mean the united states can't do business with him in another way? >> i think there's a way to try to work on the problem in syria without working directly with president bashar. he is...
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look at the syria strikes. we know bannon wasn't on board idealogically, not an interventionist whereas kushner and ivanka would encourage, to success. there are disagreements. >> let's put up graphics. it does shape up like an episode of "the apprentice." team trump with trump, ivanka, cohn, powell, bannon, a couple haven't made the cut, team priebus, kayte walsh leaving for her own reasons. what do you make of this palace intrigue? >> a little bit of palace in trying in every palace, including the white house. this has been a lot and a lot very early. i'm not sure if we should have instead of saying "the apprentice" looks like house of cards and keystone cops and three stooges. sometimes they are running into each other. first rule of politics, don't air your dirty laundry in public. these folks have been hanging it o out. it's a lot of leaking, intrigue. we're not at 100 days we hear about blood letting and argument going on. it's not good. i frankly think steve bannon should be treading very carefully becau
look at the syria strikes. we know bannon wasn't on board idealogically, not an interventionist whereas kushner and ivanka would encourage, to success. there are disagreements. >> let's put up graphics. it does shape up like an episode of "the apprentice." team trump with trump, ivanka, cohn, powell, bannon, a couple haven't made the cut, team priebus, kayte walsh leaving for her own reasons. what do you make of this palace intrigue? >> a little bit of palace in trying in...
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what syria is, syria was in the soviet sphere of influence for a long time. russia believed it inherited syria as part of its diminished sphere of influence. having america attack syria would be a humiliating event for russia. because it can't defend its client state. its client state of many decades. there's serious currents of resentment and feelings of weakness and this lashing out -- >> this is sort of a mini mini cold war mentality. the proxy, that's what that was all about. >> we're in the 80s in some ways. >> if the u.s. is this divided over syria, what lesson do you think russia draws about how we'd react with iran? >> well, what russia thinks? you know, this is the thing. to say this in president obama's credit, the only reason vladimir putin came up with this possibly fake solution to a real problem is because he must have had enough of a sense that obama might be from his perspective crazy enough to go do this. and so i mean, we are here. >> crazy or -- >> no, crazy, bold, strong, whatever he -- look obviously, these things have developed because p
what syria is, syria was in the soviet sphere of influence for a long time. russia believed it inherited syria as part of its diminished sphere of influence. having america attack syria would be a humiliating event for russia. because it can't defend its client state. its client state of many decades. there's serious currents of resentment and feelings of weakness and this lashing out -- >> this is sort of a mini mini cold war mentality. the proxy, that's what that was all about. >>...
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to attack the airbase if central syria. it was a missile launch. 59 tomahawk missiles hitting that airbase. barbara starr has more on how it unfolded. >> reporter: this was the message president trump wanted to send to bashar al-assad, attack with the chemical weapons, the u.s. will attack you back. 59 cruise missiles striking the syrian airbase, the u.s. says was used to launch aircraft, killing men, women and children tuesday with a nerve agent-filled bomb. the pentagon said the strikes severely degraded or destroyed their intended targets, which included aircraft and aircraft shelters, fuel and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers and air defense systems. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. >> reporter: but this was also a message to moscow, which denies the syrian chemical attack even happened. to justify an armed action, washington has entirely twisted what happened. the american side cannot understand the syrian government troops did not use chemical weapons
to attack the airbase if central syria. it was a missile launch. 59 tomahawk missiles hitting that airbase. barbara starr has more on how it unfolded. >> reporter: this was the message president trump wanted to send to bashar al-assad, attack with the chemical weapons, the u.s. will attack you back. 59 cruise missiles striking the syrian airbase, the u.s. says was used to launch aircraft, killing men, women and children tuesday with a nerve agent-filled bomb. the pentagon said the strikes...
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against syria. what gives? >> well, congressman, let me just begin very -- i'll try to be very quick here. first of all, i regret to say i don't want to make this debate about what's happening in terms of regime change and the larger issues. i just want to clarify. a fruit vendor who was tired of corruption and of being slapped around, started the arab spring in tunisia and they threw out a dictator that had been there for a long time. in tahrir square, a bunch of young people with modern technology with googling each other and facebooking who organized. it had to do with a generational revolution of people looking for their freedom, their opportunity and their aspirations to be met. same thing happened in syria. and in syria that opposition was met with violence from assad. and so that is what has happened here. the moderate opposition is in fact committed to democracy. it's committed to protection of all minority rights to inclu incluesive incluesivei inclusivity. this is not about regime change.
against syria. what gives? >> well, congressman, let me just begin very -- i'll try to be very quick here. first of all, i regret to say i don't want to make this debate about what's happening in terms of regime change and the larger issues. i just want to clarify. a fruit vendor who was tired of corruption and of being slapped around, started the arab spring in tunisia and they threw out a dictator that had been there for a long time. in tahrir square, a bunch of young people with modern...
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they had gone to syria. when they're in syria -- buck let me begin with you. when we talk about training. this is not just how to fire effectively, automatic rifles they were found with this is also operational, logistics. >> they'll have training in operational security. one of the most important things for a cell to learn is how to communicate with individuals when it's multiple individuals, how to communicate in a way they don't catch attention of authorities and don't get stopped before they conduct the attack. there's a whole training that goes into that process. there's a lot learned about how security forces will monitor them things they can and can't do on social media, things to get them flags and that sort of thing. they learn about weapons and making them more lethal. getting training from isis is more likely to be a mass casualty attack versus someone that sees stuff on the internet and takes it upon themselves to launch a one man jihad. >> let's make the point our terrorism analyst paul cruickshank has made several times. he said listen this is th
they had gone to syria. when they're in syria -- buck let me begin with you. when we talk about training. this is not just how to fire effectively, automatic rifles they were found with this is also operational, logistics. >> they'll have training in operational security. one of the most important things for a cell to learn is how to communicate with individuals when it's multiple individuals, how to communicate in a way they don't catch attention of authorities and don't get stopped...
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in syria. >> is the president on the same page as his cabinet when it comes to dealing with isis. >> the more important observation is the cabinet is on the same page as the commander in chief. i'm fully confident that's the case. >> is the pentagon on the same page as the white house in terms of the threat posed by isis? >> yes. next question? >> now, don't be surprised if the president gets some work done on isis tomorrow morning. the president was supposed to spend much of this weekend doing some fund-raising and attending a wedding up in new york, but earlier today, brianna, the white house announced they're changing the president's schedule. he's coming back tonight and spending part of tomorrow morning here at the white house. that might mean some more work on isis is yet to come. >> we'll be waiting. jim acosta, thank you. the concern in britain is much greater than it is in the u.s. right now. as the threat level was raised to severe, prime minister david cameron warned that isis poses
in syria. >> is the president on the same page as his cabinet when it comes to dealing with isis. >> the more important observation is the cabinet is on the same page as the commander in chief. i'm fully confident that's the case. >> is the pentagon on the same page as the white house in terms of the threat posed by isis? >> yes. next question? >> now, don't be surprised if the president gets some work done on isis tomorrow morning. the president was supposed to...
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-led war from iraq into syria? >> well, i think the president's doing what he feels needs to be done in the face of this threat. but i'm concerned that the congress is awol, that they have not accepted their responsibility, they're not stepped up, they've not debated this issue and i believe we need a unified country and a unified congress and these folks left town, the president's got the full burden of making these decisions and i think that's not the way it ought to be. you know, would have, terrorists don't plan their activities based on the congressional calendar and in my judgment, the members of congress, the house and senate, should be engaged. they should be back here in washington. this is a serious moment in our country's history and this needs to be a partial responsibility at least of the congress as well as of this president. >> before they went on -- into recess, both the house and the senate did pass various forms of legislation authorizing the president to arm and train moderate syrian rebels insid
-led war from iraq into syria? >> well, i think the president's doing what he feels needs to be done in the face of this threat. but i'm concerned that the congress is awol, that they have not accepted their responsibility, they're not stepped up, they've not debated this issue and i believe we need a unified country and a unified congress and these folks left town, the president's got the full burden of making these decisions and i think that's not the way it ought to be. you know, would...
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navy from syria to sedan to serbia. and all of the new tomahawks come out of one factory, this one in a city and state we've been asked not to reveal for security reasons. the 21 foot long tomahawks are manufactured by the rathion company. >> this where we do the interject elements of the missiles. other components come from other factories and we do the assembly here, test it, fuel it and get them out the door. >> reporter: in this factory 14 tomahawks are about to be shipped out. workers here are performing what they call a roll test to make sure there's nothing loose inside the missile and make sure everything's connected properly. historically it's for 126 missiles each year. >> it can get launched from a ship or submarine, and loiter in a a figure 8. >> if you want to change where it's going, it loiters in a circle. >> that's correct. it can be directed and rerouted to a specific target. >> the tomahawk has been around since the 1980s. it can be used up to 30 years. and tomahawks that haven't been used come back af
navy from syria to sedan to serbia. and all of the new tomahawks come out of one factory, this one in a city and state we've been asked not to reveal for security reasons. the 21 foot long tomahawks are manufactured by the rathion company. >> this where we do the interject elements of the missiles. other components come from other factories and we do the assembly here, test it, fuel it and get them out the door. >> reporter: in this factory 14 tomahawks are about to be shipped out....
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here he is. >> we're not going into syria. i don't see any route by which we slide into syria. i don't see the slippery slope. people say you will get dragged in. i do not see that. >> he doesn't see it but a lot of people. do boots on the ground. the pentagon said it would take 75,000 troops to secure syria's chemical weapons stockpile if it went that way. obviously a civil war. 100,000 people have been killed. can you guarantee there won't be boots on the ground? >> there is no guarantee. the bottom line is this. what my constituents in west virginia, common sense americans can say, if money or military might would have changed the direction of that par of the world, we would have changed it by now. $1.6 trillion, we've spent. been there 12 years, lost thousands of lives. we don't want to go down this road again or even the appearance of going down the road again. the other thing, a super power is more than just super military might that you can use whenever you want to to show the rest of the world how strong. it takes super resistance, super restraint, super negotiating, so
here he is. >> we're not going into syria. i don't see any route by which we slide into syria. i don't see the slippery slope. people say you will get dragged in. i do not see that. >> he doesn't see it but a lot of people. do boots on the ground. the pentagon said it would take 75,000 troops to secure syria's chemical weapons stockpile if it went that way. obviously a civil war. 100,000 people have been killed. can you guarantee there won't be boots on the ground? >> there is...
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like what we've seen in syria. they are not apples and apples and ultimately, we'll make an individual decision. i think american people need to be consulted. if we want to rally them around action to stop iran from getting a new clear weapon, then we maybe have to pay attention to what they say here, and i worry that publicly everyone is war weary and will get more tired if we go into syria and will make it more difficult if we need to take steps from preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. >> john mccain said he thinks he has a commitment from president obama to start sending lethal weapons to the rebels in syria. the president made that commitment in principle a few months ago, still hasn't done it but looks like it is beginning now. are you on board at least with the united states supplying arms to the rebels? >> well, i'm not in part because i still don't think we have a good hand on who the rebels are. general dempsey said today in open session the rebel groups are not ready to leave today because in pa
like what we've seen in syria. they are not apples and apples and ultimately, we'll make an individual decision. i think american people need to be consulted. if we want to rally them around action to stop iran from getting a new clear weapon, then we maybe have to pay attention to what they say here, and i worry that publicly everyone is war weary and will get more tired if we go into syria and will make it more difficult if we need to take steps from preventing iran from having a nuclear...
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moving from syria into iraq? >> we judge up to a hundred may have gone to syria to join extremist groups. we don't know how many cross the boreder from syria into iraq. that is something we are very focused on. as you know, we are taking action against isil inside iraq already. >> you might take direct action against isis, or isil, whatever you want it call it, in syria as well. the u.s. president authorized surveillance lights look over at the potential targets. how close is the u.s. now to launching airstrikes against isis or isil targets in syria? >> well, the president hasn't made a decision yet. the defense department maintains a plan of options and has presented those to president. >> what openings -- >> we are having a constant conversation inside the administration about what options could be necessary to go after isis. whether it is syria, iraq, anywhere they train. we're not restricted by geographic boundaries here when it comes to protecting american citizens. the president hasn't made a decision yet.
moving from syria into iraq? >> we judge up to a hundred may have gone to syria to join extremist groups. we don't know how many cross the boreder from syria into iraq. that is something we are very focused on. as you know, we are taking action against isil inside iraq already. >> you might take direct action against isis, or isil, whatever you want it call it, in syria as well. the u.s. president authorized surveillance lights look over at the potential targets. how close is the...
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one allied borders syria. a commentary on what has happened. 25 years after the end of the cold war. the original rationale for the alliance has disappeared. the alliance has been trying to adjust to a very different international environment we do have is a degree of many countries of war weariness. also anti-americanism that was sent to the british boat. you have all the bad feelings, if you will, that were the results of iraq, and all of it has come together and you simply don't have the kind of natural support and interest. >> what is what president obama doing is sending a signal to syria and iran. >> it is to send a signal of any would be user of mass destruction, iran, north korea, what have you but in the case of iran specifically, this is the other country to whom the united states has set a red line. the president, as people know, said several times the goal is not to contain iran with nuclear weapons, but prevent iran from obtaining them. the president has essentially allowed the red line to syria t
one allied borders syria. a commentary on what has happened. 25 years after the end of the cold war. the original rationale for the alliance has disappeared. the alliance has been trying to adjust to a very different international environment we do have is a degree of many countries of war weariness. also anti-americanism that was sent to the british boat. you have all the bad feelings, if you will, that were the results of iraq, and all of it has come together and you simply don't have the...
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troops to be included on the ground in syria. all this on the day the crucial hearings began on the power of the president si. president obama marshalling big guns trying to make the case for a strike on syria. >> forcing assad to change his
troops to be included on the ground in syria. all this on the day the crucial hearings began on the power of the president si. president obama marshalling big guns trying to make the case for a strike on syria. >> forcing assad to change his
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troops out of syria? and on one other topic, you mentioned today that you thought the leader of north korea has behaved openly and honorably. this is someone who many people have accused of starving his people, killing family members. what did you mean when you call him that? >> well, we will start with your second part of the question, and i hope that we will be able to deal in a very open and honorable fashion with north korea. i started a process, and when i did, everybody thought i was doing it absolutely wrong, but in the meantime, for 25 years people have been dealing and nothing happened, and a lot is happening right now, i can tell you that, jeff, a lot is happening. and i think it's going to be very positive. and i hope it's going to be very positive for north korea and for south korea and japan and the rest of the world. but i am starting at a level that, frankly, i shouldn't have had to start. this should have been worked out a long time ago. this should have been worked out many years ago. we
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syria. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world. we have live coverage tonight from anna coren and a host of military experts, but first let's go to our becky anderson in abu dhabi for the very latest. becky? >> reporter: thank you very much indeed. we're live in the gulf. apologize for the noise. there's a military airport close to the cnn bureau here and it's awfully windy. but these are the first air strikes yet on militants inside of syria, and they are being carried out now by the u.s. and five, five arab partner nations. the focus is on the militants' self-pro gamed cclaimed capital raqqah. the pentagon is using tomahawk cruise missiles with air strikes from bombers and fighter jets. and a senior u.s. official tells cnn so far there's been no interfeerns from syrian government forces, i spoke with jim sciutto just a short time ago. this is what he said. >> multiple officials tonight, the start of this strike meant to be a decisive blow, going at
syria. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world. we have live coverage tonight from anna coren and a host of military experts, but first let's go to our becky anderson in abu dhabi for the very latest. becky? >> reporter: thank you very much indeed. we're live in the gulf. apologize for the noise. there's a military airport close to the cnn bureau here and it's awfully windy. but these are the first air strikes yet on militants inside of...
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strikes against syria. i think he's expecting some other countries to show their public support in the next 24 hours. >> elise, what does that mean saudi arabia supports u.s. strikes? that the arab league supports the u.s. mission? that the arab league also agrees or believes chemical weapons were used. are either of those committing to military force as well as alongside the u.s.? 0. >> saudi arabia has been one of the strongest opponents of military action and made statements. prince bandar, the former ambassador to washington has been traveling the world to drum up support for some type of military campaign. thick you might see saudi arabia, whether it's base, overflight rights, they haven't announced anything yet but i think secretary kerry is looking for something like that. i think some of the other countries will be a little bit more private about what they'd be willing to contribute. qatar today said -- the qatar foreign minister said his country supported intervention and looking what they can do.
strikes against syria. i think he's expecting some other countries to show their public support in the next 24 hours. >> elise, what does that mean saudi arabia supports u.s. strikes? that the arab league supports the u.s. mission? that the arab league also agrees or believes chemical weapons were used. are either of those committing to military force as well as alongside the u.s.? 0. >> saudi arabia has been one of the strongest opponents of military action and made statements....
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now, syria's foreign minister says syria welcome the proposal. our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is joining us from the u.p. u.n. secretary of state john kerry actually mentioned this as a hypothetical proposal earlier in the day. the state department quickly backtracking though. is this now considered a serious proposal toe avert a new round of u.s. military attacks in syria? >> well, wolf, we're almost into the diplomatic long grass. remarkable what's taking shape. what started as seeming will i a slip of the tong by kerry has now snowballed into something which ban ki-moon welcomed as a potential avenue out of this crisis. of course, seized upon by the russians and syrian government, too. bear in mind cynically perhaps this process could take a number of weeks if it got under way in which of course curse international opinion may begin to side along with those who say the u.n. should be allowed to do its work. let me read to you what ban ki-moon said earlier on. i'm considering urging the security council to command the i
now, syria's foreign minister says syria welcome the proposal. our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is joining us from the u.p. u.n. secretary of state john kerry actually mentioned this as a hypothetical proposal earlier in the day. the state department quickly backtracking though. is this now considered a serious proposal toe avert a new round of u.s. military attacks in syria? >> well, wolf, we're almost into the diplomatic long grass. remarkable what's taking shape....
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syria says its buddy russia can check out all the chemical weapons but can syria be trusted and will this plan put an end to the threat of war? >>> plus the president's speech is supposed to explain why the u.s. should use military force. that was the plan originally. but what's he going to say now? stay with us. always see life in the best light. every time of day. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it is meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. and now, there's a plan that lets you experience that "new" phone thrill again and again. and again. can you close your new phone box? we're picking up some feedback. introducing verizon edge. the plan that lets you upgrade to a new verizon 4glte phone when you want to. having what you want on the network you rely on. that's powerful. verizon. upgrade to the new moto x by motorola with zero down payment. we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first, we were protecting n
syria says its buddy russia can check out all the chemical weapons but can syria be trusted and will this plan put an end to the threat of war? >>> plus the president's speech is supposed to explain why the u.s. should use military force. that was the plan originally. but what's he going to say now? stay with us. always see life in the best light. every time of day. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way...
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. >> a test vote on syria pulled. if the confidence isn't there in the senate how much worse is it in the house? we'll ask a democrat who is still undecided. this is crisis in syria, "decision point." >> i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special hour, crisis in syria, decision point. who could have predict wed would be here. we have taken a sharp turn in the argument. it's less than 24 hours now before president obama speaks directly to the american people. a senior administration official says that he will still make the case for congress to authorize force in syria even after this happens. secretary of state john kerry on a trip to london was asked this about the assad regime. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >> sure. he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. turned over, all of it. without delay, and allow a full and total accounting for that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't
. >> a test vote on syria pulled. if the confidence isn't there in the senate how much worse is it in the house? we'll ask a democrat who is still undecided. this is crisis in syria, "decision point." >> i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special hour, crisis in syria, decision point. who could have predict wed would be here. we have taken a sharp turn in the argument. it's less than 24 hours now before president obama speaks directly to the american people. a senior...
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>> are there chemical weapons in syria? >> syrian chemical weapons in syria. this is not like weapons of mass destruction in iraq. we've followed this for years. it's deliverable by missile, very sophisticated and spread out in syria. if these chemical weapons were lost, it's very, very alarming thing. and this is a serious threat. this is not -- this isn't imagined. and it's out there somewhere. >> a lot of people hear, wait, there's chemical weapons -- >> no. this is -- i covered beau syria and iraq, and we had this stuff nailed, and it's very dangerous stuff. and, you know, if someone were to put on a missile and fire it into israel, who knows where the war could go from there. >> something occurred to me very strongly last week. last week i was sitting in a trial of a bosnianer is b war criminal accused of the biggest mass slaughter since world war ii, killing of 7,000 muslim men and boys. there was laid out almost 20 years after his crimes ethnic cleansing as the government -- the government that bosnia dictated it should be and implemented when for three
>> are there chemical weapons in syria? >> syrian chemical weapons in syria. this is not like weapons of mass destruction in iraq. we've followed this for years. it's deliverable by missile, very sophisticated and spread out in syria. if these chemical weapons were lost, it's very, very alarming thing. and this is a serious threat. this is not -- this isn't imagined. and it's out there somewhere. >> a lot of people hear, wait, there's chemical weapons -- >> no. this is...
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arwa damon, cnn, at the syria/turkey border crossing. >> millions of lives disrupted in syria over the last few years. that's it for us. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." 48 warplanes, 200 missiles and bombs. it is a whole new war against isis. >> last night on my orders, america's armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. today the american people give thanks for the extraordinary service of our men and women in uniform, including the pilots who flew these missions with the courage and professionalism that we've come to expect from the finest military that the world's ever known. >> on his way to rally the u.n. general assembly against the terror group that calls its islamic state, president obama spoke about the non-diplomatic effort that broke new ground. and boy, did it ever. just a few hours earlier. the united states and five sunni arab partners, yes, five arab partners, hit isis in its self-styled syrian capital of raqqa. and there are so many significant things in that one sentenc
arwa damon, cnn, at the syria/turkey border crossing. >> millions of lives disrupted in syria over the last few years. that's it for us. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." 48 warplanes, 200 missiles and bombs. it is a whole new war against isis. >> last night on my orders, america's armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. today the american people give...
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air strikes in syria. will they be effective given that the united states admitted on july 4th they tried to rescue those two journalists anl went to the wrong -- and went to the wrong play because they had the wrong information. >> sure. once we have the authorization, we'll strike and assess and restrike. we will be effective and hit toorgts but we will not be decisive from the air. to do that, you must have forces on the ground. and i want to talk about that because you believe there must be forced on the ground and you believe the forces can come from saudi arabia, and other countries in the region. >> iraq. >> do you think that is a real way to fight this. >> the kurds, the turks should all be joined. we need sunni arab forces fighting isis because it is a sunni arab threat. we don't want a religion conflict. >> are the saudi arabiays going to do what the turks tell them to do? no. >> some of the areas that we are looking at strike are population dense areas. you need information on the ground for pre
air strikes in syria. will they be effective given that the united states admitted on july 4th they tried to rescue those two journalists anl went to the wrong -- and went to the wrong play because they had the wrong information. >> sure. once we have the authorization, we'll strike and assess and restrike. we will be effective and hit toorgts but we will not be decisive from the air. to do that, you must have forces on the ground. and i want to talk about that because you believe there...
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we are pro democracy, pro a pleuralistic syria, a syria that has the rights of syria protected, the freedom of religion projected and the facts, if the facts do matter, the only true report that came out of syria out of this incident was actually published by a journalist who i understand, and i'm not a journalist here, i understand this is a pretty decorated journalist that writes for associated press, npr, among others. and i would encourage the listeners to look into that report. >> doctor, i do thank you very much for joining us right now. again, speaking on behalf or at least in support of the assad regime. i want to bring in right now farah atassi, political activist and member of the syrian national coalition. she is an advisor to rebel general idriss and she supports the idea of strikes in syria. let me first of all ask you to respond to the doctor we just heard there, who suggested there's a difference between opposition and terrorism. what do you say to that? >> first of all, i am a pro strike against assad regime. we should be clear here that this strike is not towards syria, the
we are pro democracy, pro a pleuralistic syria, a syria that has the rights of syria protected, the freedom of religion projected and the facts, if the facts do matter, the only true report that came out of syria out of this incident was actually published by a journalist who i understand, and i'm not a journalist here, i understand this is a pretty decorated journalist that writes for associated press, npr, among others. and i would encourage the listeners to look into that report. >>...
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do not attract syria. this one to veteran donald trump was a clear sign to donald trump that his supporters have lost faith in him. no more regime changes, no more american dead, more no nation building, it's what you wan on. some of donald trump's alt right base were selling the idea that the syrian chemical attack was a hoax. info wars began returns to the attack as a false flag, suggesting it was only meant to draw the united states into a war. the hash tag syria hopes was only an attempt to convince trump to stay out of syria. when he didn't, blogger mike cernovic stayed online for 11 hours, slamming trump's decision. >> i'm moving to argentina, if trump is going to bring us to war, then there's no hope for america. >> reporter: no hope for america or no hope for alt right trump supporters who may be wondering if their president is a dove or a hawk. >> randy joins us, was there any blow back from is some of these reporters turning around and saying these things online? >> reporter: there was, anderson,
do not attract syria. this one to veteran donald trump was a clear sign to donald trump that his supporters have lost faith in him. no more regime changes, no more american dead, more no nation building, it's what you wan on. some of donald trump's alt right base were selling the idea that the syrian chemical attack was a hoax. info wars began returns to the attack as a false flag, suggesting it was only meant to draw the united states into a war. the hash tag syria hopes was only an attempt to...
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air strike in syria. and it raises questions of what is next and what is the president's position on foreign policy. what is the president's posture towards syria right now? take a listen. you'll remember this from president trump earlier this week talking about his foreign policy. >> i'm not, and i don't want to be the president of the world. i'm the president of the united states. and from now on, it's going to be america first. >> that was president trump. and he was speaking, notably, that was just hours after the chemical attack took place in syria and the images started coming out. it killed dozens of people, including many children. . was the horrific images of those children that compelled the president, he says, to order these air strikes on a syrian air base. then listen to what really appears to be a change in tone from the president in his remarks last night. >> we hope that as long as america stands for justice, then peace and harmony will in the end prevail. goodnight and god bless america a
air strike in syria. and it raises questions of what is next and what is the president's position on foreign policy. what is the president's posture towards syria right now? take a listen. you'll remember this from president trump earlier this week talking about his foreign policy. >> i'm not, and i don't want to be the president of the world. i'm the president of the united states. and from now on, it's going to be america first. >> that was president trump. and he was speaking,...
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policy toward syria? >> it could be. as i said, i think assad with his russian -- will begin to test after a period of time, they will begin to test american resolve and the resolve of our allies, with us, and about helpful if secretary tillerson in russia next week can convince the russians that we are determined to, again the point driven home by ambassador to the united nations ni ckki haley. tillerson has to get the russians to understand that and, in turn, for the russians to lean on bashir al assad. >> tillerson has said in the past 24 hours there is something of a plan to remove president al assad. does the u.s. have the leverage now after this strike that it needs to push negotiations where, as you well know, have failed? they failed many times before despite the enormous, tireless efforts of secretary kerry? >> well, heaven knows secretary of state john kerry did his very best. no, i don't think a one-time strike against one airfield in syria changes the american leverage very much in a six-year long syrian civi
policy toward syria? >> it could be. as i said, i think assad with his russian -- will begin to test after a period of time, they will begin to test american resolve and the resolve of our allies, with us, and about helpful if secretary tillerson in russia next week can convince the russians that we are determined to, again the point driven home by ambassador to the united nations ni ckki haley. tillerson has to get the russians to understand that and, in turn, for the russians to lean on...
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you will hear that, and also, more on syria launching air strikes within syria coming up. for the millions of americans suffering from ringing in their ears, there's no such thing as quiet time. but you can quiet the ringing with lipo-flavonoid, the number-one doctor-recommended brand. relieve the ringing with lipo-flavonoid. digestive core.r so choose ultimate flora by renewlife. it has 30 billion probiotic cultures. feel lighter and more energized. ultimate flora. more power to your gut. >>> there's other break news that we are following here. a story first played out at the united nations a while ago despite objections from the united states and israel the palestinian flag was raised outside of the u.n. headquarters in new york. and the palestinians see it as a presence in the international are arena. >> translator: the question of palestine was one of the first just comments made within the united nation, and yet regrettably this issue has remained unsolved. as the organization and its members continue to be unable to end this injustice inflicted upon our people, a nd
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views syria. this was in direct and targeted retaliation for that chemical attack earlier in the week. and interestingly he also said as we've been reporting that the white house reached out to members of congress, senators, representatives, democrats, republicans as well as they reached out to an international coalition to advice people, but he said this was a 100% u.s. military operation tonight in syria. >> jeff, hold on because i want to pursue something with you. the photos you're seeing are from earlier this week the results of the attack by syrian forces. so many children killed in that attack. images like these as jeff was reporting according to what the secretary of state are saying are some of what deeply effected president trump and suggesting and motivating him to look at options for some sort of retailatory strike. that was an important point. it sounds like he's saying this is not the first of multiple strikes, that this is essentially -- this was to make a statement, but it doesn't
views syria. this was in direct and targeted retaliation for that chemical attack earlier in the week. and interestingly he also said as we've been reporting that the white house reached out to members of congress, senators, representatives, democrats, republicans as well as they reached out to an international coalition to advice people, but he said this was a 100% u.s. military operation tonight in syria. >> jeff, hold on because i want to pursue something with you. the photos you're...
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on syria. we have that leverage. the biggest leverage is with china. if there is any good measure here is perhaps the relationship with putin and trump together put the real pressure on syria to stop this. these are international war crimes. this is not being done by terrorists. this is the syrian military. this is our planes cooperating with russia and iran. this is the fundamental human rights stand that america should take the lead instead of sitting back. >> michael, to david's point, who are the big brained experts? who has the geo-political experience in the white house so we can feel we're in good hands? >> i fear we are about to find out who holds sway. the statement by secretary tillerson that said we did enough talking was intended to invoke fear and trepidation on our enemies. maybe the white house doesn't have a strategy. alisyn, i can't give you direct answer of who holds sway other than the president. >> to be clear. these are complicatecomplicated. you have a lot of big brains ar
on syria. we have that leverage. the biggest leverage is with china. if there is any good measure here is perhaps the relationship with putin and trump together put the real pressure on syria to stop this. these are international war crimes. this is not being done by terrorists. this is the syrian military. this is our planes cooperating with russia and iran. this is the fundamental human rights stand that america should take the lead instead of sitting back. >> michael, to david's point,...
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mission in syria and seems unlikely that is the case. president trump has been motivated throughout his presidency to do things that president obama was unable to do. you'll remember that president obama set a red line during his administration during the use of chemical weapons in syria and found a peaceful solution to that and did not resort to military action but it seems that president trump is trying to step in and doing something where president obama was unable. >> dan merica in washington, thank you. >>> syrian president al assad is claiming at least partial victory. >> in a meeting with russians lawmakers, he says defense weapons supplied by moscow knocked down nik paton walsh joins us from syria. >> reporter: you have to bear in mind it's a messy picture of exactly what happened in terms of syria's air defenses. they are claiming in that meeting that it was soviet era technology that took out top of the guided missiles launched from b-1 bombers. i find it a complicated sell and complicated to believe the russia state of the aff
mission in syria and seems unlikely that is the case. president trump has been motivated throughout his presidency to do things that president obama was unable to do. you'll remember that president obama set a red line during his administration during the use of chemical weapons in syria and found a peaceful solution to that and did not resort to military action but it seems that president trump is trying to step in and doing something where president obama was unable. >> dan merica in...
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syria's always a mess. why does this matter to the people of america. >> reporter: president ease usually deliver the war speech after they've initiated military action. president reagan's invasion of grenada. >> we got there just in time. >> reporter: president obama toppling manuel noreaga. >> last night i ordered military forces to panama. >> reporter: the bombing in kosovo. >> today we joined our nato allies in air strikes. >> reporter: president george w. bush in iraq. tonight president obama will make the case for war before the first missile has flown. >> i think it's become a stopgap speech instead of a leadership speech. it seems like the white house is hemorrhaging right now and they need to tourniquet it. >> reporter: or a diplomacy speak. one thing the president could gain tonight after a few weeks of muddled messaging and zigzagged policy-making, some clarity could solidify his ability to lead in this brewing crisis, and i should point out he will be giving the speech not in the oval office but
syria's always a mess. why does this matter to the people of america. >> reporter: president ease usually deliver the war speech after they've initiated military action. president reagan's invasion of grenada. >> we got there just in time. >> reporter: president obama toppling manuel noreaga. >> last night i ordered military forces to panama. >> reporter: the bombing in kosovo. >> today we joined our nato allies in air strikes. >> reporter: president...
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the syria sorry so complex, things changing hourly. we wanted to get a sense of wa do people think and have a good handle on what's going on? our new cnn/orc poll asked people how they understand the president's policy on syria. 53% say somewhat, 15% say not much and 13% say they don't get it at all. >> goodness. president obama going all out to explain his position to the american people as we have seen and making that nationwide address tonight that dana was pointing to. but lawmakers saying no, generally speaking to a possible military strike in syria if the diplomatic efforts don't work. >> so in the house, the number planning to vote no has now jumped to 166. in the senate, the tallies up to 29 no votes. and my guest, one of those lawmakers who has a lot of concerns about a possible military strike inside of syria. bernie sanders is an independent from vermont, caucuses with the democrats. scenario, good to he sue you here. we know that you are in a hurry, you're on your way to meet with the president in about 15 minutes or so wit
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." >>> no doubt the united states will strike against syria in syria. president obama and secretary of state john kerry presenting the evidence making the case for u.s. military action. horrific new video surfacing showing another -- another attack in syria, this time involving a school and an apparent incendiary device. and my interview this hour with senator rand paul. he questions the goals of a strike on syria and says the president should not act without the support of congress. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." the united states government today declaring its high confidence that the u.s. did carry the devastating chemical attacks that killed 1,400 people, more than a third of them children. an intelligence estimate says the u.s. was able to track preparations by syrian chemical weapons personnel and the tomb firing of rockets. president obama today insisted he has not made a final decision on how to respond, but he also made it very, very clear the u.s. is p
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>> it suggests, richard, that we're still in the green and possibly syria, the impact of syria and not jumping in is really not having impact in the markets, but want to be clear, richard. it can have an impact on your money, the situation there driving up the cost of oil all week. crude rising to its highest level in two years, and on fear that is the unrest in syria could ripple to its big oil producing neighbors like iraq, like iran, and saudi arabia and i think the better question might be will that trickle down to the gas pump, and the good news is that any rise in gas prices could actually be temporary. experts say the longer term trend is down and the turmoil is happening at the time of year when the end of summer vacations means fewer americans driving and also, too, refiners are switching to cheaper winter blends. any rise you see is not expected to last long and it is not just oil. syria, let's turn back to stocks, wall street hates uncertainty and stocks did sell off on worries about if and when u.s. military would take action on monday and tuesday alone the dow lost 235 poi
>> it suggests, richard, that we're still in the green and possibly syria, the impact of syria and not jumping in is really not having impact in the markets, but want to be clear, richard. it can have an impact on your money, the situation there driving up the cost of oil all week. crude rising to its highest level in two years, and on fear that is the unrest in syria could ripple to its big oil producing neighbors like iraq, like iran, and saudi arabia and i think the better question...
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let's get the view from syria. joining us from damascus via skype is syrian journalist danny mackey. can you describe for us what it was like to be in damascus last night? >> yesterday morning around 4:30, there was a number of u.s.-led attacks near damascus in different segments and parts of the city. and i essentially awoke to what was about 12 different strikes consecutively one after the other. so it was pretty terrifying initially. after the situation cleared initially, you had syrian air defenses began to launch s-200 missiles in an attempt to down some of the rockets which were coming through, but to no avail. the attack continued for about 50 continuous minutes with temporary pauses in between after different waves targeted different buildings. and what i could gauge initially from the area i'm currently located in, which is in western damascus, was that three different military sites were targeted after the first wave. one of those was the research center in east damascus, in barzeh, which has a relation t
let's get the view from syria. joining us from damascus via skype is syrian journalist danny mackey. can you describe for us what it was like to be in damascus last night? >> yesterday morning around 4:30, there was a number of u.s.-led attacks near damascus in different segments and parts of the city. and i essentially awoke to what was about 12 different strikes consecutively one after the other. so it was pretty terrifying initially. after the situation cleared initially, you had...
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someone else to lead in syria. many here saying it will be important and watch for this as to whether or not vladimir putin agrees to meet with rex tillerson on wednesday. >> true. that would be a big signal. paula newton. thank you. let's discuss with anthony scaramucci. >> good to be back. >> there are two stories. the policies and political. what do you make of the political intrigue that the president has said to his son-in-law and top adviser steve bannon. you boys learn to get along. one thing that says for sure that white house is leaking, anthony. how big a deal? >> you sounded like your father when you said that. >> he used sign language. >> with a wooden spoon, probably. >> you think it is going on? >> here is what i think. you get very strong personalities. i know steve and jared well. worked close with them during the campaign. they were tight in the campaign and now tight within the transition. now whatever rubbings are going on are classical to sports teams, political teams, organizations like sky br
someone else to lead in syria. many here saying it will be important and watch for this as to whether or not vladimir putin agrees to meet with rex tillerson on wednesday. >> true. that would be a big signal. paula newton. thank you. let's discuss with anthony scaramucci. >> good to be back. >> there are two stories. the policies and political. what do you make of the political intrigue that the president has said to his son-in-law and top adviser steve bannon. you boys learn...
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isis controls about 60% of syria's oil fields. hitting a dozen small refineries seems to be small to me. >> welsh it's a start. clearly we want to choke off their supply of oil, both to fuel their own activities and to sell on the black market. and this is just one of the many things the kwo ligs will to to cut off the financing to isis and impede its ability to operate. >> the saudis and iraqis, the americans saying they're carrying out the majority of these strikes, 7 out of 13. is this the case of the u.s. deliberately leading from behind. >> clearly, the united states is going to supply the bulk of the air power for this campaign in the long run, but it's important for the arab nations to take the lead. and to show they're full members of this coalition. >> everyone has been talking about the involvement of sunni arab nations, not just with support and money, but actually by committing air power and getting their hands dirty, getting a bit of skin in gamt. but look at what's happening in syria. the is without traditional allie
isis controls about 60% of syria's oil fields. hitting a dozen small refineries seems to be small to me. >> welsh it's a start. clearly we want to choke off their supply of oil, both to fuel their own activities and to sell on the black market. and this is just one of the many things the kwo ligs will to to cut off the financing to isis and impede its ability to operate. >> the saudis and iraqis, the americans saying they're carrying out the majority of these strikes, 7 out of 13....
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in syria. where u.s. aircraft including be 1 bombers and a warship were used in the attack on the chemical weapons program of asad. of his regime. witnesses told cnn they heard explosions in the capitol city. that began as president trump was announcing the strike. >> my fellow americans, a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capability. of syrian dictator. the purpose of our actions tonight is establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syria regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. >> life for us in northern syria. hello to you. tell us what's going on. >> this point we do look like syria is waking up to a day that doesn't seem substantially changed after 17 minutes of u.s. military action. don't get me wrong, signifi
in syria. where u.s. aircraft including be 1 bombers and a warship were used in the attack on the chemical weapons program of asad. of his regime. witnesses told cnn they heard explosions in the capitol city. that began as president trump was announcing the strike. >> my fellow americans, a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capability. of syrian dictator. the purpose of our actions tonight is...
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but instead we heard him say john kerry's proposal to avoid a streak on syria, which would be for syria to turn over else chemical weapons -- all of them -- is on the table. were you surprised? >> it was the first i'd heard of it. i think it's kind of early to react in depth about it because there's questions about it. it would be ideal if assad no longer had possession of chemical weapons. it is still a national security interest of the unit to sigh the syrian people have a chance to remove assad from power. as far as the proposal that secretary kerry mentioned today, it's the first we've harold about it. there's a lot of questions i would want to ask about how that would work. but certainly anything to take chemical weapons out of the hands of assad is something we would consider. >> he said i could turn every bit of his chemical weapons over in the national community in the next week, but then i said he isn't about it do it and it can't be done obviously. so he basically said this is a ridiculous proi posal. but thin the president jumped onto it. is this a deal that you could see you
but instead we heard him say john kerry's proposal to avoid a streak on syria, which would be for syria to turn over else chemical weapons -- all of them -- is on the table. were you surprised? >> it was the first i'd heard of it. i think it's kind of early to react in depth about it because there's questions about it. it would be ideal if assad no longer had possession of chemical weapons. it is still a national security interest of the unit to sigh the syrian people have a chance to...
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it is about syria. this has been really on the president's mind and the advisers minds within the obama administration who are with him on this trip and we heard the president say that in that just a bit of sound that you played a few moments ago with the prime minister of japan and, suzanne, i want to let you know earlier this afternoon the press secretary for russian president vladimir putin held a briefing here in st. petersburg and russia's equivalent of jay carney and i asked him a question about the obama administration claiming that russia is blocking action at the united nations security council. he side stepped that question and went to really the russian default response to these issues about syria and said the world needs to remember the lesson from iraq. here is what he had to say. >> translator: we're well aware that no weapons of mass destruction were discovered in iraq, so not every proof is proof in itself, so russian encourages to consider this in a responsible manner while not using th
it is about syria. this has been really on the president's mind and the advisers minds within the obama administration who are with him on this trip and we heard the president say that in that just a bit of sound that you played a few moments ago with the prime minister of japan and, suzanne, i want to let you know earlier this afternoon the press secretary for russian president vladimir putin held a briefing here in st. petersburg and russia's equivalent of jay carney and i asked him a...
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it's part of a wider look at where chemical weapons are in syria. >> so, speaking of is in syria we know there about a thousand u.s. troops there in syria. is the military doing anything different? are there any specific or special precautions being taken as i want relates to those thousand troops? >> reporter: that's right. those troops right now are part of the fight against isis but military officials are telling us that they are looking at -- they are taking precautionary steps, kind of looking, dedicating some surveillance assets to make sure those troops are not facing any threat of retaliation from the regime or forces allied with the regime. these forces have been in syria for some time. the military officials say they are always kind of looking at the wider operating environment, taking precautionary protective steps. we're told that for now they are taking additional measures and actually relaxing some of the fight against isis to ensure that those troops are protected. >> ryan brown for us in washington. thank you. brianna >> let's go to paula newton live for us in moscow. wha
it's part of a wider look at where chemical weapons are in syria. >> so, speaking of is in syria we know there about a thousand u.s. troops there in syria. is the military doing anything different? are there any specific or special precautions being taken as i want relates to those thousand troops? >> reporter: that's right. those troops right now are part of the fight against isis but military officials are telling us that they are looking at -- they are taking precautionary steps,...
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anything for syria. >> reporter: dr. muossa is on the board of the syrian-american forum, a group 2,000 strong. when president obama started talking involvement in syria, they started speaking against it. >> we're not there to cause any trouble. we're just going to say firmly and peacefully what's our position and where are we going? >> reporter: their biggest national e ventvent is a march washington. they're busing thousands of syrian-american families from states as far as florida and michigan. >> 7:30, 8:00 at night. i'm guessing it's like -- i don't know by car it's like seven owe eight hour drive. >> reporter: other groups are joining in, too, like the international action center. they're making signs to gear up. >> when i hold up a sign, the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my government, hands off syria, i think i will be reflecting the popular will of this country. >> reporter: they say thousands of groups from around the country are uniting with one common message. hands off syria. >> and ros
anything for syria. >> reporter: dr. muossa is on the board of the syrian-american forum, a group 2,000 strong. when president obama started talking involvement in syria, they started speaking against it. >> we're not there to cause any trouble. we're just going to say firmly and peacefully what's our position and where are we going? >> reporter: their biggest national e ventvent is a march washington. they're busing thousands of syrian-american families from states as far as...